Product Type: Toys
Age: Early Elementary School Years
Categories: Activity and Craft Kits
Subcategories: Art with a Scientific Edge
2012 Award
(Alex $23.99 Score:
) You may have seen the book called Gallop with its moving images. This wonderful toy allows children to create their own moving images. The case and markers come with premade art that young kids color. Then they close the case and turn the dials to see their colorful creation come to life. The kit comes loaded with a roller in place and a spare roller with more images that can replace the original. We usually steer clear of coloring toys that are not open-ended. But this goes beyond simple coloring. It's a little magic, science and illusion. Younger kids will need help with setting it up and adding the second roller.
Age: Early School Years, Later School Years. Award Year: 2012. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
2000 Awards
(TWC of America $16 Score:
) These beautifully crafted pine kits with rounded edges and predrilled holes make them hands down the best birdhouse kits for kids on the market. Kids will be more invested in bird watching if they have a hand in constructing the kits to attract the birds. Younger kids can help with the decoration or hammering, but even older kids will need adult assistance. Also great: Feeder with plexi-glass windows ($20); Bird house ($16). 8 & up.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2000.
1999 Awards
(Kahoot $13 Score:
) Testers have consistently loved this series of hands-on science kits. I Made My Telescope (in ten easy steps, really!) calls for reading and following directions. When the deed is done you have a low powered scope that can be used for several activities suggested in the booklet. Great parent/child projects for 5s to 7s or solo for 8 and up. Also top-rated,
I Made My Microscope and I Made My Periscope. 770-704-6009
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 1999.
1998 Awards
(Kahoot $13 Score:
) Kids make their own Kaleidoscope with unbreakable Mylar mirrors and an end piece that can be loaded with ever-changing contents. Great parent/child projects for 5s to 7s or solo for 8 and up. Also top-rated, I Made My Microscope and I Made My Periscope 770-704-6009 Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 1998.
2001 Award
(Learning Resources $17.95 Score:
) For beginners look for these easy to chip away at kits with Castle, Egyptian, or Mayan Treasure themes. These do not come with protective glasses- we wish they did! We are not recommending the new for 2002 hanging dig projects. testers found these extremely difficult to unearth.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Awards
(Action Products $24.95 Score:
) These archeological digs got high ratings even though they are harder to chip away. This is a craft that takes time and patience. In time kids unearth treasures that they can paint and display. These kits come with safety goggles. 7 and up Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2002 Award
(Creativity for Kids $14 Score:
) A ceramic set with two mini flowerpots. watering can, tray, and mini hand tools. Kids paint and then plant with soil and fast-growing wheat seed that are also included. Pots are smaller than they look on the box, but charming. A nice gif t for a child to give to a teacher. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2002.
2003 Award
(Creativity for Kids $19.95 Score:
) Recently reintroduced, this refreshed kit is still a clever twist on a popular craft. Here's what we wrote back in 2003. Under the heading, "What will they think of next?" here's the latest in tie-dye convenience. The dye is in the string that you use with your own tee-shirts or pillowcases. A good outdoor craft project. Our tester reported, "Don't use the same water twice, it comes out muddy."
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(Color Workshop $14.99 Score:
) Kids get airbrush effects with the ten Blopens plus a Secret Writer color changer marker, stencils, and 3-D glasses that make drawings look awesome! 5 & up.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2002 Award
(Action Products $10 Score:
) The latest variation of one of our favorite fast activity kits. Still one of the best play-date kits around! A little science here with mixing crystals and water to change them into a solid, bounceable material in just three minutes. 6 & up.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2002.
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